Ecologists hope that by reviving a rare dune ecosystem, the public will come to appreciate it as much as the forest.
Tag: coastal scrub
Botany
Finding my Charlie Brown perfect at San Pedro Headlands
The San Pedro Headlands offers up the ultimate solution in “sustainable” Christmas trees — restoring coastal scrubland by removing Monterey pine. My tree was a little short of perfect, but one to remember. (Alison Hawkes)
Winter Issue 2003
Drawing with a Local Palette
If not for an unassuming wire fence, you might mistake Judith Larner Lowry’s garden for one of nature’s own. The tall wooden gate resists slightly, then yields, permitting the visitor to step into a quiet community of coastal scrub. Undulating … Read more
Spring Issue 2001
Of Hazelnuts and Adder’s Tongue
A hike on the Hazelnut Trail at Montara Mountain leads you through several scrub communities and straight into a botanical puzzle.
